Hair clipper



sept-3,1946; 4 R B. ANDERSON 2,406,986

Y HAIR cLIPPER i Fired Marn 24, 1945 vInventor 46 Ruucm/ B. Andwvrv P124 45 51 s l 5 Bsgapmmn @Mmmmv Patented Sept. 3, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLIrPER Y .lteuben AndersnQSt. PauLMinn.

Jnmiiicatiaii Maren 24, 1945; serial No.' $84.525 (Creo- 212) s claims.

-My invention relates hair"elipperswherein'it is desiredito provide vla pair of clippershy means -of Whichfa perfscnmay readily .trimhis ownfhair.

.various types of hair @uppers have been prouueeu for trimming hair. These Aclippers are" or- "dinarilynsed by barbers'fand `others' as a 'part -of regular hair cutting operations. I have found, however, tl'l'aft it is Virtually impossible With most clipper constructions for a personto operate these clippers for clipping the hair `on the head of the y Thus whileit isoften convenient to trim the -har atfrequent intervals, vit is Vneces- 'sary with'the usual construction ofn'ianually operated `t'rlippers to have this lvv'olk do'ne byV an `operatoryit being `pracht-:ally impossible to hold the Iclippers properly'tocut onesown hai-r.

I have found, however, that lf the handles of the clippers are formed vdownwardly rathery -than upwardly and rearwadly'as in usual 'constructionit 'is possible to properlymanipulate the clippers so thatta 'person maytrim his own-hair.

While this change is relatively Isimple,and while the clippers thus constructed'would not be particu1ai1y advantageous for use by `a barber, they lare of extreme advantageto a person ini-,rim-

mirlg his 'own hair.

It is `therefore the object of the' present invention toprovidea pair vof clippers with downwardly and lrearwardly extending" handles so that the clippers may be4 operated `successfully over any/'portion ofthe head vto renablea person to trim hisown hair. Such :downwardly-and rearwardly-extending handles `en'zaalole a person to manipulate the Ahandles trmiardone .another to provide the properjcutting operation in cutting ones nwnhair.

A further feature ofthe present :inventionlies inwcurving orinclining` the cutting teeth ofthe clippers upwardly. With these lsimple changes `clippers of Aa generally conventional type may Vbe rendered useful for the intendedl purpose.

A further feature fof the present invention re- :sides inprovidinga pairfof clippers with affixed plate lwhich is generally `flat and which is 'provided `with anllpwardly curved or inclined for.- ward-.cutting edge bearing teeth. The invention further .includes a second plate slidable relative to the xed plate and in close kContact thereto which bears cooperating teeth. By sliding vthe second plate .relative -t-o the first plate the-two -sets of cooperating upwardly inclined teeth may operate to trimithehair.

.A further. feature-of` the invention resides :in

providing 4cooper-ating` tooth plates "which 2 are relatively slid'ably supported and 'in providing .handle means for sliding these plates relative to eachother. The handle means is formed to `extend substantially` below the llevelof the niajor portions of the slidable plates. While thecurved or'fuowardlysinolined toothed portions ofvthese plates lie substantially 'on a 'plane vwith the ffr'ee ends `of the handles.

, `These an-clother objeots and .novel features of my invention -will loe more clearly andiully set forth in thefollowln'g speeicatlon and claiins.

In the drawing `foriniirg a part of `ixiy specilifc'atcn:

`Figure Ill 'is a perspective "View f my clippers, Vla

4poitionoi the easing tnereofnemg `broken away :ned form of clippers construction.

Tneeliopers A include a liolloweasi'ng or enclosure lo `having a clipper 'handle 1| secured #integral-1y thereto. best illustrated in Figrure '2 of the drawing the handle In `eiiter'ids'. up-

-wardiyand rearwardly nom the casing' or en` `vtlosure l 0 in'la 'manner similar to the'curvature of the conventional handles for a paii 'of clippers. in other 4wortl's,"tn'e handles il are pro- `vided with an upwardly and rearwardly extend-- ingportl'on "lawn-ich curves at its upper extremity 'at f3 tnl''g ilit) a downwaiiily and Out- `waruly slanting handle fipo'rtion il. The handle `portion'M extends below the level of' the base :plate of the clippers which will be later described in'detai-l.

i The hollow'en'clcsure creasing lil 'is `provided through `the base plate and fthe-'top ci the 1h01- low Acasing 1D. 'Awashe 23 'usually restson the `top of the casing In and the pivot'bolt 2| is `held `irrp lace bymeans of a wing nut 24.

In l'order' to hold `the'base plate in proper spaced :relation tothe housing-'l0 and to "pre- .33 to urge the handles apart.

in the cutter blade to receive the lthe hub of the handle lever I9.

25 acts as a bearing for the hub 26 of the second handle lever I 9. This handle lever I9 extends rearwardly through a notch 21 formed in the rear of the housing I and is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle portion 29 in opposed relation to the handle portion I2. The upwardly and rearwardly extending handle portion 29 terminates in a curved top por--y tion 30 which connects the portion 29 with a downwardly and rearwardly extending handle 3l vwhich is in opposed relation to the handle'l4.

Similarly to the handle end I4, the handle end 3I extends well below the base plate v20 of the clippers.

The handle I9 is provided with a forwardly projecting finger 32 integral with the handle hub 26.

This finger 32 extends forwardly and downwardly into close proximity with the base plate 20 which terminates slightly above the level of thesame. A spring 33 encircles the handle hub 26, one end of the spring being anchored to -the handle I9 at the hub 34 and the other end of the spring being lanchored to the casing I9 at the point 35. The

spring 33 tends to hold the clipper handles I4 and I 9 in the spaced relation illustrated, but permits the handles to be pivoted together about the pivot bolt 2|, simultaneously increasing tension on the spring. The release of pressure tending to squeeze the handles together The forward end `of the base plate 20 isv curved upwardly as best illustrated at 36. The upwardly curved edge is provided with V-shaped teeth 31 best illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing. In

,order to provide a cutting action a reciprocating cutter blade 39 is slidably mounted upon the base plate 20 and is designed for reciprocation by the handle I9.

The cutter blade I9 is slotted at 49 to accommof the blade 39, to guide the cutter blade in its lateral movement. The' surface between the reciprocable blade 39 and the base plate 2D is cut awayto provide a pair of spaced sliding surfaces 4I and Y42, one of which is at the rear edge of the cutter blade 39, and the other of which coincide with the upwardly curved forward ends of the base plate and cutter blade. A recess 43 is provided finger l32 on It win be noted that as the handle 1ever la is pivoted about the bolt 2I the finger 32 will force the cutter blade 3`9'laterally. As the cutter'blade 39 is provided' with an upwardly curved toothed edge 44 cooperable with the teeth 31, hair entering -the teeth will be sheared off in the usual manner.

` Itwill be noted that the upwardly curvature of the'base plate 2U and the cutter blade 39 tends to present a smooth surface to the skin, although the base plate 20 is heldv at a considerable angle relative to the skin. The downwardly and rearwardly extending shape of the handle levers I4 permits the spring l 4 and I9 makes it possible for a person to grasp the clippers in such a way that they may be manipulated properly over virtually any part of the head without difficulty. While clippers of the present design are probably not as convenient for use in clipping they hair of another as the usual type clippers, my clippers may be conveniently used by a person for cutting his own hair. While it is not necessary or entirelyA essential `that the handles I4 and I 9 extendfupwardlyfand rearwardly before they curve downwardly,A the construction illustrated is believed advantageous as it permits the clippers to be properly grasped without having the handles extend too for below the structure of the clippers A. Thus parts of the clippers B which are denticalwith similar parts of the clippers A will be given similar numerals while the different parts thereof will be given different numerals.

The clippers B include a hollow casing I0 which is secured to one clipper handle, not illustrated in the (drawing. A pivot bolt 2| extends through a housing I 0, being held in place by a wing nut 24. A second handle I9 is pivotally supported upon the pivot bolt 2| and a spring 33 urges the lhandle I9 inv one extreme position.

A base plate 45 is secured to the housing I0 by the bolt 2 I. This plate differs from the base plate 29 only in the fact that the upper or toothed edge 4S thereof is not upwardly curved. A reciprocable cutter blade 41 is provided with a toothed edge 49 similar to the toothed edge 44 of the blade 39 except for the upward curve of the teeth. The remaining structure is very similar to that illustrated in the clippers A.

In order to compensate for the projection of the teeth in line with the base platev and to prevent these teeth from digginginto the skin as the clippers move along the surface thereof I provide a bearing plate 50 beneath the base plate 45 and secured in place by the bolt 2|. lThis bearing plate -59 is. provided with an enlarged beaded edge 5I which is substantially below the level of the rclipper teeth. As a result this rolled edge 5I travels over the surface of the skin and acts to space the teeth from the skin at the usual angle. In other words, the edge 5I of the plate 50 acts as a support for the clipper body yduring the operation of the clippers and the teeth may be swung closer to or farther from the skin so as to give the desired pressure.

It will be noted that my clippers are provided with handlesof approximately the usual length so that they may be conveniently handled, and the main difference is that these handles extend downwardly and rearwardly rather than upwardly from the body in the usual way. The feature of curving the teeth upwardly or-employing a bearing plate such as the plate 50 is also of importance in my invention.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my clipper construction, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiments thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: I

1. ,A hair clippers construction including a body including a pair of relatively slidable clipper plates, handles secured to said plates to cause relative reciprocation, said handles extending downwardly and rearwardly to extend below the level of the cutter blades.

2. A clippers construction comprising a clipper head including a base plate, a pair of relatively pivotal levers secured to said clipper head for actuating the same, said handles extending downwardly and rearwardly relative to the clipper head to terminate below the level of said base plate.

3. A hair clippers construction comprising a clipper head including a base plate, a pair of relatively pivotal levers secured to said clipper head to actuate the same, said levers extending upwardly and rearwardly from said clipper head and terminating in downwardly and rearwardly extending handle ends.

4. A hair clippers construction comprising a clipper head including a base plate, a pair of vrelatively pivotal levers secured to said clipper head to actuate the same, said levers extending upwardly and rearwardly from said clipper head and terminating in downwardly and rearwardly extending handle ends, the ends of the handle-s being below the level of said base plate.

5. A hair clippers construction comprising a clipper head, a pair of relatively pivotal levers secured to said head to actuate the same, said levers each projecting from the rear of the head in opposed relation and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the head for a short distance, being rounded at their top extremity, and extend- 6 ing downwardly and rearwardly in opposed relation to terminate below the level of the clipper head.

6. A hair clipper construction comprising a clipper body, a handle secured thereto, a second handle pivotally attached thereto, a pair of toothed plates secured to said head, one of said plates being xed with respect to the first named handle, and the other of said plates being reciprocably attached to the other handle, the teeth of said plates being upwardly curved, said handles extending downwardly and rearwardly from said clipper body.

7. A hair clipper construction comprising a clipper body, a handle secured thereto, a second handle pivotally attached thereto, a pair of toothed plates secured to said head, one of said plates being xed with respect to the rst named handle, and the other of said plates being reciprocably attached to the other handle, the teeth of said plates being upwardly curved, said handlesY extending upwardly and rearwardly for a short distance from said body and then extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom.

8. A hair clipper construction comprising a clipper body, a handle secured thereto, a second handle pivotally attached thereto, a pair oil toothed plates secured to said head, one of said plates being fixed with respect to the first named handle, and the other of said plates being reciprocably attached to the other handle, the teeth of said plates being upwardly curved, said handles extending upwardly and rearwardly for a short distance from said body and then extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to terminate below the level of said clipper head.

REUBEN B. ANDERSON. 

